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Plan a Twixmas Stay or a New Year Celebration at Avalon House Hotel

Tuesday, December 13, 2022.

The elegant four-star Avalon House Hotel in Avalon House Hotel in Castlecomer, County Kilkenny announces details of terrific Twixmas stays and an indulgent New Year celebration.

The 19th-century luxury manor house hotel is welcoming guests for a restful escape between Christmas and New Year celebrations with one and two-night break offers. Guests can enjoy an overnight stay for two in a luxury bedroom enjoying a delicious breakfast from December 27th to 30th from €70 per person sharing. 

To ring in the New Year the team at Avalon is offering guests a two-night break from December 30th to January 1st which includes accommodation in a luxurious bedroom, a delicious breakfast each morning plus an indulgent 7-course dinner on New Year’s Eve at the house restaurant which also includes 2 glasses of prosecco, all from

Festive Tipsy Tea at The Rabbit Hotel & Retreat

Wednesday, December 14, 2022.

A silent night… yeah right! Promising great food, festive fizz and fun times, the Christmas spirit at The Rabbit Hotel & Retreat will have you jingling all the way.

New to The Rabbit this party season is a glamourous afternoon tea with a festive, boozy twist. The exclusive Tipsy Tea experience takes place on just two dates in December – Sunday 4^th and 11^th December- with limited tickets available. 

This party season, what better way to get the festive feels than to gather the girls for Sunday afternoon tea as you raise a glass to the holidays and indulge in all the festive trimmings.

From cocktails and cakes to fizz and fancies, guests will be spoilt for choice with an in-house mixologist on hand to spread Christmas cheer. A glass of mulled wine on arrival,

Dalata Hotel Group plc Trading ahead of expectations

Wednesday, December 14, 2022.

Revenue to exceed €0.5 billion as expansion continues

Dalata Hotel Group plc (“Dalata” or “the Group”), the largest hotel operator in Ireland, with a growing presence in the United Kingdom and continental Europe, is pleased to announce that the strong recovery in trade, as previously reported, has continued in the second half of the year. Annual revenue is expected to exceed €0.5 billion for the first time in the Group’s history. Adjusted EBITDAi for the year ending 31 December 2022 is expected to be in excess of €182 million (2019: €162 million).

‘Like for Like’ Group RevPARii was 21% ahead of 2019 levels for the September to November 2022 period, with all of the Group’s regions performing well. Corporate bookings have picked up after the summer period; there is continued strong leisure demand and

The Westin’s new GM, Joanne Dillon, is back in a five star environment and it suits her

How’s the new role going so far?
It’s great. The Westin is an amazing property and the team are fantastic. It’s also great to still be within the MHL Group. I’m just across the road from Trinity City Hotel where I held the role of GM before coming here, so it’s nice to be in the same vicinity.

How are bookings at The Westin?
We’re seeing a steady return of international guests, especially the US customer. Historically, American guests loved coming to Dublin and to the Westin in particular, so we’re slowly getting back there. We’ve missed seeing them around Dublin, as I’m sure lots of hotels have. I suppose it’s hard to know exactly where we stand until the end of the summer season, but I’m optimistic that we’ll get back to

Cliste Hospitality and SSE Airtricity are powering towards net zero with a 100% green gas partnership

SSE Airtricity has announced it has signed a three-year partnership with Cliste Hospitality to provide energy solutions through its 100% green gas supplies. Through this partnership, the hospitality consultancy will become the first hotel group in Ireland to contract a green gas product that will enable the group to transition to net zero emissions.

The partnership between SSE Airtricity and Cliste Hospitality includes five hotel properties – Radisson Blu Hotels in Cork, Limerick and Athlone, the Kilkenny Hibernian Hotel and the Tullamore Court Hotel – that will receive green gas from 2023 and will be supplied with a total of 36.8GWh of energy. It’s expected that this partnership will lead to a reduction of 7,532 tonnes of CO2 per annum for the five Cliste properties, which will support the hospitality groups green ambitions.

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